Eugene Weekly

When Peggy Kelsey met a group of 14 Afghan women in the fall of 2002 in Austin, Texas, she was inspired by their strength, motivation and activism. In 2003 Kelsey traveled to Afghanistan, and from her experience there grew her photography project “Portraits of Afghan Women.” Kelsey says that when she first arrived in Afghanistan, she was discouraged by the political events affecting the country. Upon meeting the women, however, she experienced a feeling of optimism. Continue reading →

If Eugene promotes itself as a city of arts and outdoors, what does that leave for its right-bank alternative neighbor, Springfield? For Ditchprojects, an artist-organized (and financed) collective residing in a labyrinthine warehouse complex across the tracks from downtown, the answer is opportunity.  Continue reading →

Mari Livie is more than a talented local artist; she is an advocate for the residents of Eugene. From her beginnings, sewing at home, to her tenure spent studying ceramics at the UO, Livie has always exuded the spirit of creativity and an appreciation for the environment.  “The natural world is a really indispensible part of my life and happiness,” Livie says. “I want to help increase the person’s relationship with the natural world.” Continue reading →

The award-winning work of Colorado-based filmmaker Stacey Steers comprises thousands of handmade paper cuttings, collages and individually painted drawings. It can take Steers years to create the artwork seen in her animated films, which average about eight individual images per second of animation. And now, in an even more painstaking and detail-oriented feat of artistry, Steers has created an installation piece to highlight her dark, surreal 2011 flick, Night Hunter.  Continue reading →

Do you love art? How about supporting programs that foster the arts and education for kids in local schools? Do you dig really good music and the kindness of a strong cocktail (or two)? Then you probably need to make your way down to the Midnight in Manhattan event at the Schnitzer.  With the grooves of Satin Love Orchestra set to funk up the Coeta and Donald Barker Gallery, an art installation by Eugene artist Terry Holloway, the help of Ninkasi, Hard Times Distillery and SLUG Queen Holly GoSlugly, this is an evening that is set to pop off.  Continue reading →

Jud Turner, Eugene’s most prominent found-art sculptor, will have his new work on display at The Wave Gallery. The showing, entitled “DoubleThink“ will run from March 30 through April 21. The opening reception will be 6 pm Friday, March 30. “DoubleThink“ is Turner’s ode to the Orwellian concept of knowing but not knowing, made popular by the novel 1984. Turner will extrapolate on his process and this theme in his artist discussion 7 pm Wednesday, April 11, also at The Wave Gallery. — Dante Zuñiga-West Continue reading →

The colorful vibrancy of the Whiteaker with its pastel houses and the fecund dishevel of its front-yard gardens can be credited to bohemian culture. However, to overlook Kari Johnson’s contributions to that neighborhood would be equivalent  to failing an acid test or choking through a bong rip — just flat out un-Eugenean.  Johnson, a resident and artist of the Whiteaker for more than twenty years, has brush-stroked and stippled her way into the position of neighborhood muralist. Her work is as outspoken as it is tasteful. Continue reading →